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August 2012

Through digital projections, landscape photography, high-definition video, and forest audio recordings taken at the Harvard Forest, overlaid with historical voiceover texts and music, First Contact will immerse visitors in the experience of 17th century peoples as they struggled to reconcile opposing notions about land use.

We heartily congratulate Steve Wofsy--Harvard faculty member in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and longtime research associate at the Harvard Forest--who has received the Roger Revelle Medal from the American Geophysical Union.

Northeast Public Radio recently interviewed forest ecologist Dave Orwig about the expansion of hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect, into southern Vermont. The adelgid was first found in Virginia in the 1950s, then Massachusetts in 1989, and has continued to move north since then.

A new paper co-authored by HF senior ecologist Aaron Ellison explores early-warning detection signaling in systems undergoing rapid change. As ecosystems approach critical thresholds, scientists can choose a number of different methods to detect early warning signs. The authors recommend combining these methods to avoid false alarms or missed signals.

Highstead, a regional non-profit based in Redding, Connecticut, and a strong partner with Harvard Forest in advancing the Wildlands and Woodlands (W&W) initiative, is seeking a highly skilled, motivated and outgoing individual to develop and implement a comprehensive outreach and communications plan for the New England-wide Wildlands and Woodlands initiative.